Castletown Castle
Castletown Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Castletown Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castletown Ringfort, as well as near the peak Knockdrinnia.- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle ruin with bawn in Castletown, County Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Cody’s Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Well and Castle Pierce.
St Michael’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3 km south of Castletown Castle.
Castle Pierce
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Pierce is a ruins, which is situated 3 km southwest of Castletown Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmoy and Rathdowney.
Galmoy
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown. Galmoy is situated 3 km southeast of Castletown Castle.
Rathdowney
Town
Photo: Pauly3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown. Rathdowney is situated 6 km north of Castletown Castle.
Johnstown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 7 km southeast of Castletown Castle.
Castletown Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.80448° or 52° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
-7.60552° or 7° 36′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C4JR93V+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 509520829OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q137706285
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